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Another ODI series win to the Aussies.



Gee the Poms are in for a busy schedule. After they finish playing Sri Lanka, they have Tests, ODIs and T20 against Pakistan which takes them to the 7th Sept.


After that, on Sept 30 they arrive in Bangladesh for a month tour of 3 ODIs and 2 Tests. After that it is a full blown tour of India in early November. I hope they like curries!! It will be an arduous tour


Hard to believe that the Bangladesh tour was only announced yesterday with only tentative dates and it is only 3 months away. No dates for the Indian tour yet either.


Bangladesh Tour



Australia's tours and playing dates are usually announced nearly a year in advance.

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Won't see much action if the weather doesn't sort itself out

[gonzo]

I'm a fucking retard. Sat in a pub in Cardiff wondering where all the people just turned up from when I realised I had the date wrong. Had tickets for me, my dad and the missus for the match today but thought it was next week. Bollocks

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Originally Posted by gonzo

I'm a fucking retard. Sat in a pub in Cardiff wondering where all the people just turned up from when I realised I had the date wrong. Had tickets for me, my dad and the missus for the match today but thought it was next week. Bollocks

Watched it for an hour or so through Star Sports India last night.

Now I know why I could not see you in the crowd.


Always easy to see Reg these days now that he has his new best mate Cooky. Soon he will be up on the balcony with the whole team and that traitor Bayliss swapping "war stories" and swigging on a bottle of cider.

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I was thinking of getting a train to Southampton to watch it mate good job I went to work today or I'd have had a boring day on the south coast , could have swore it said Southampton on the tv yesterday

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I'm blaming the football. I can't concentrate on other sports at the minute.

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Bazza Alistair cook since meeting me has became the youngest player to score 10,000 test runs and got a CBE from the queen I hope he remembers these facts

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Look at these two bastards

Look at the smug look on Jone's face

Shoot Bayliss as well for wearing the 3 Lions

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Ancestry is a wonderful thing , jones is probably related to Gonzo down the line you need some abbo's in your team bazzap

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Part of a Cricinfo article



Australia's Test top rank hanging by a thread

Australia are likely to be dethroned from the top of Test cricket's world rankings in the first series since they rose to No. 1, after crushing defeats in their first two Tests in Sri Lanka. Moreover, with India's imminent 13-Test home season, it may be some time before Steven Smith's men can reach the summit again.

It was only two weeks ago that Smith was handed the Test Championship mace by ICC chief executive David Richardson - in a ceremony that was kept private at Sri Lanka Cricket's request. But Australia's pair of defeats to Sri Lanka, in which they were exposed as having little to no idea of how to bat in Asian conditions, has left the door open for England or India to ascend to No. 1, perhaps leaving Smith's team as low as third.

Australia's chances of remaining at No. 1 now depend on favours by Pakistan and West Indies, who are currently trailing in their respective Test series against England and India. England would go to the top by winning the final Test against Pakistan, while wins in the final two Tests over West Indies would take India there. In the medium term, India's long upcoming home season, which includes Test series against England and Australia, gives them a good chance of building a lead at the top of the table.

Didn't help by getting the local identity "The Chucker" to be your advisory bowling coach either plus another Sri Lankan bloke to assist with coaching in local conditions.



Big help they were